How to Use a Security Camera’s Night Vision Through a Window
Wi-Fi cameras rely on infrared (IR) for night vision. But IR bounces off glass—so, if you’re using your camera behind a window, you’ll only...
Welcome to your new front door.
The front door is where home begins. It’s the entryway to special moments with family and friends. When the door opens, it signals a...
Use Home Automation to Check On Your Kids
Besides making life easier and more secure at home, smart automation and security devices can also be used to help keep tabs on your...
Vivint Smart Home expands its services to protect your vehicle with Vivint Car Guard
Vivint Smart Home is expanding from smart home/home security services into automobile security with a new service called Vivint...
Build an Intruder Detector with a Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a great little computer to use for a home surveillance system, but most of the projects we've seen have been...
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Getting started: Playing short audio clips & composing speech responses in your Cortana Skill
In this blog post we will see how Cortana skills can play short audio clips and compose the Text-to-Speech(TTS) responses that Cortana speaks on...
Did Google Finally Fix the Smart Home?
The Home Hub appeared at this week’s Made by Google event like a dessert you forgot to order. Sure, there were plenty of rumors...
Apple Plans to Sell Bundles of Cable TV Channels Through New Streaming Service
While Apple's new TV streaming service will include its own original content, Apple will also be offering customers access to video streaming subscriptions from...
